Press Releases
about Disability Rights
Aug 14, 2025
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ Raises Alarm Over Trump Administration Seeking to Ban Non-Citizens from Accessing Community Health and Education Programs
HHS Reinterpretation of PRWORA Threatens Health and Education Outcomes for Children, People with Disabilities
Aug 07, 2025
Educators, Íøºì±¬ÁÏ, NEA-NH, and GLAD Law Sue New Hampshire Over Yet Another Unconstitutional Attack on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
CONCORD, N.H. — A diverse group of educators and advocacy groups filed a federal lawsuit today challenging a new anti-equity, anti-inclusion, and anti-diversity law in New Hampsh...
Jul 24, 2025
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ Condemns Trump Executive Order Targeting Disabled and Unhoused People
WASHINGTON – President Trump signed an executive order today directing states to criminalize unhoused people and institutionalize people with mental health disabilities and subst...
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Criminal Law Reform
Jul 03, 2025
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ Statement on Final Passage of Massive Budget Bill Cutting Medicaid to Fund Abusive Deportation Efforts
H.R. 1 Will Kick 12 Million People Off Medicaid, Defund Planned Parenthood, While Giving ICE Billions
Jul 01, 2025
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ Condemns Senate Passage of Massive Budget Bill Cutting Medicaid to Fund Abusive Deportation Efforts
H.R. 1 Attacks the Civil Liberties of People with Disabilities, People Seeking Reproductive Care, Immigrant Communities, and More
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Disability Rights
Jun 17, 2025
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ Opposes Department of Energy’s Direct Final Rule Removing Requirements for Disability Access
WASHINGTON — The Íøºì±¬ÁÏ has submitted a public comment in opposition to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) proposed direct final rules that attempt t...
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights

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